Um. No they can’t. The class action lawyers would have a field day with that.

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they have the power to do it, is what I’m saying

They already do so with apps.

If Apple deems the app too old, then it won’t be compatible and is as useful as a brick.

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You know I have software on my PC old enough I can’t run it even in compatibility mode, I’d need to spin up a VM to run it or a pseudoVM like DOSBox, it’s not unheard of it’s not even uncommon.

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